Integrating cultural services and social value: Novel directions for ecosystem service management, valuation, and complexity
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Date
2013
Authors
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Publisher
Applied Biodiversity Sciences
Abstract
Traditional
valuation
methodologies
tend
to
focus
solely
on
the
biophysical
and
economic
dimensions
of
ecosystem
services.
It
has
been
argued
that
“cultural”
and
“social”
values
of
ecosystem
services
must
also
be
incorporated
in
decision
‐
making
to
provide
accurate
valuations
that
reflect
tangible
and
intangible
dimensions
of
human
‐
environment
interactions.
Broader
conceptions
of
valuation,
though
deemed
important,
have
been
difficult
to
operationalize
due
to
incommensurable
philosophical
epistemologies.
In
this
paper
I
argue
that
the
biophysical
and
economic
importance
of
services
can
be
considered
alongside
the
value
and
experiences
ascribed
to
those
services
by
stakeholders
using
a
socioecological
systems
perspective.
Ultimately,
these
arguments
will
help
researchers
and
resource
managers
be
better
equipped
to
deal
with
the
complex
and
pluralistic
nature
of
ecosystem
service
management
and
provision.
Description
13 pg
Keywords
economics, human dimensions, interdisciplinary, pluralism, socioecological